Posts Tagged ‘volunteering’

Far too often, we tend to hear nothing but bad news on the television and in the newspapers when it comes to protecting the nature we all love and need. It’s true, we have a lot of hard work ahead of us. But here are eight numbers that will make you optimistic about the future of nature in Canada! All of these figures come from the Canadian Nature Survey, published by the federal, provincial and territorial working group on biodiversity. 92% The number of Canadians reporting they’ve heard the term “species at risk” before. 46% of Canadians also reported engaging in some form of direct voluntary action to help Canada’s species at risk. 90% The number of Canadian adults who took part in a nature-based… read more →